ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health and Family Connections’ ADAPT Coalition are encouraging residents to dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications during the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Fire Department responded to a fire in progress at 58 Hart Drive on Sunday morning, April 24, shortly before 10 a.m., according to township public information officer Joseph Fagan. The fire consumed four to five units of a 16-unit townhouse building. Gas and electric services were shut off […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Earth Day on April 22, New Jersey American Water announced the recipients of its 2022 Environmental Grant Program. This year, the company awarded a total of $41,000 to five organizations and community groups within its service areas that are engaged in sustainability projects to improve water source protection […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Downtown West Orange Alliance Executive Director Megan Brill has been named by Downtown New Jersey as an “Individual of Excellence for 2022.” The DNJ Excellence Awards recognize individuals who demonstrate leadership and dedication to downtown development and are considered models worthy of emulation. Each year, Downtown New Jersey recognizes New Jersey’s […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Township Council voted at its April 5 meeting to rescind a recreational cannabis license that had been approved at a previous meeting, saying that the original application presented for approval by Garden State Natural Green Inc. did not reflect the reality of how the company was structured. The […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey President and CEO Darrell K. Terry Sr. received the 2022 President’s Award from the NAACP of the Oranges & Maplewood. The branch hosted its 109th annual Thurgood Marshall Freedom Fund Gala at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club in Livingston on […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Promising young designers from West Orange High School attended the Family, Community and Career Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Cherry Hill on March 22 and returned with seven gold medals, seven silver medals and three bronze medals, according to an April 14 press release from the school district. The […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School junior Delaney Kerr has been named the AFJROTC Outstanding Cadet of the Year in New Jersey. “This is a big award for Cadet 1st Lt. Kerr,” WOHS Junior Air Force ROTC Commander Maj. Joseph Marchesini said. “It’s our equivalent of winning a state championship.” Kerr was selected […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher and USDA Mid-Atlantic Regional Office administrator Patty Bennett were among those on April 14 who honored Programs for Parents in Essex County for its Child and Adult Care Food Program with a visit to the organization’s office in West Orange. Programs for Parents, […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented his 2022 State of the County Address at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove on Monday, April 11. Due to the pandemic, this was the first time in two years the State of the County Address was presented. The speech is […]